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Yes, i believe the defensive stuff is/was a big part of Hewett’s brief …
And he's not doing it adequately.
So why not try Dow who can at least win the clearance?
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It's not nonsense. We're clearly willing to carry players who don't offer much of anything defensively. One of them is our captain. Ergo, the barrier for Dow isn't limited to doing the defensive stuff more, if he can do the offensive stuff better than some others then he should enter the conversation for selection.
We don't want 5 mids that are defensively limited/suspect at the moment (some on form, not reputation). If we need to select 3, though, then which three is a perfectly reasonable discussion.
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It's not even close
Hewett pressure is still on par with last year, 20 acts, half of which are in defensive half
2022 Dow went at 8 and 3, small sample size
2021, 12 and 6, enough of a sample size
No where near it by eye or the numbers
I'd rather people just say, he can win a clearance and has more toe over a limited distance, and that's why people want him selected
The defensive acts aren't working though.
We're getting slaughtered by Laird and Dawson, and the North mids the week before.
We've gone from #2 at clearance (+9 points per game) last year to #17th (-8 points). That's obviously from a combination of winning less clearances, but also not being able to stop the opposition.
Not true
We had a poor result against the Crows, who will beat some good sides, but we were (top 6) limiting opposition scores
But, back to defensive acts, Dow isn't the answer in that areas and actually makes us worse compared to Hewett or the rest of our mids
Let's not use pressure as an argument for Dow's inclusion
David King's stat from SEN this morning.
I don't know how to check that info.
I'm saying that we're getting killed defensively (in the midfield) anyway, so we may as well go with a player who can help us win clearances.
Talking about 1 game, not the season
He was talking about the season.
That "could" help us win clearances at the next level. That's a fair reason for wanting him as an in
Not that he will be better defensively than any of our mids
I don't think anyone has said that?
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“They’re having to play left-handed”: The key statistic that highlights Carlton's issues
Carlton’s biggest strength from 2022 has turned into an enormous weakness this season.
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“They’re having to play left-handed”: The key statistic that highlights Carlton's issues
Carlton’s biggest strength from 2022 has turned into an enormous weakness this season.
Wasn't debating the decline of our clearances, which i have mentioned, was talking about opposition scores
And Kingy is talking about scores from stoppages, not pure clearances
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Oh please FFS - Hewett is a much better footballer than Dow .
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He hasn't been the last 3 weeks.
Dow hasn't been in the side, so the statement is flawed. You can only compare Hewett against players at the same level or games
You're misunderstanding the argument.
It's not that Dow would be better defensively than the likes of Hewett. It's that our defensive work in the midfield is already poor, so having Dow in isn't going to make a huge difference defensively.
But that what he brings offensively could have an influence.
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Regardless if it is successful or not, we really should try alternatives, not brandish statistics from 2021 and 2022.
All posters are asking for is a block of 3-4 games as an inside mid, without the axe hovering over his head focusing on failure.
The current set up has rarely worked since round 9 or 10 last year.
A small improvement in ball movement through the midfield will equate to a large improvement in our forwards.
All posters are asking for is a block of 3-4 games as an inside mid, without the axe hovering over his head focusing on failure.
The current set up has rarely worked since round 9 or 10 last year.
A small improvement in ball movement through the midfield will equate to a large improvement in our forwards.
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It will make a difference, we become worse
People have really lost their balance when it has come to Dow, but it's probably more about, "do well at VFL, replace not so good AFL" This is a weekly occurrence
Hewett, having a poor start to the season, is averaging 3.8 clearances (also spent time off HB), last year 6.6
Dow has never averaged more 2.8 in any season
So, Dow isn't in the same postcode as Hewett, whether it's as an attacking or defensive mid
The only theory is change for the sake of change
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